Acts 13:44:8Acts.13.44.W8TAB
πόλις
polis
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lis
- Extended
- POH-lis
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lis/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lis
- sentence
tôi de er-kho-ME-nō sab-BA-tō skhe-DON PA-sa hê PO-lis sy-NÊKH-thē a-KOU-sai ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-ou
Exegesis
The adverb schedon {σχεδὸν | skhe-DÓN} ‘almost’ modifies the noun phrase pasa hē polis {πᾶσα ἡ πόλις | Pâ-sa hē Pó-lis} ‘the whole city’, slightly qualifying the otherwise comprehensive scope.
Root and etymology
polispi–omicron–lambda–iota–sigma
“city, community”
In context — Acts 13:44
But on the coming Sabbath , almost the whole city was gathered to hear the word of the Lord .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:44:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:44, so the Greek word πόλις (polis) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.13.44.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.44.W8.S1) and character.